Again, this list is in the order that I read the books. Bear with my vulnerability here. I hate crying XD
Elsie's Widowhood by Martha Finley
Can you guess which part of this Elsie Dinsmore book made me cry? I'm pretty sure I read these when I was about ten. These get such a bad rap nowadays because of how "good" Elsie is, but I definitely enjoyed them and found them highly instructive in Christian living and the 19th century as a child. I'm thinking they're due a reread.
The Bluebird and the Sparrow by Janette Oke
Yes, I know this one made me cry. I'm pretty sure I was no older than twelve or so when I read it for my first time. It was a family tragedy and moment of realization for the main character that finally got me on this one. I guess because I related to her nasty attitude at the time, hehe ...
Out of Time Series by Nadine Brandes
All three of them. -_- Seeing as how the first book, A Time to Die, was the first book that had made me cry in forever, I was a little surprised. Reading it at 2 am didn't help, I'm sure. But still. I might have been able to resist crying in some of them if I hadn't been the only one awake in my house and completely sleep-deprived. That's how good this series is.
The Girl Who Could See by Kara Swanson
Yeah, I have no excuse for this one. I read the beginning slowly and then I rushed through the end, so I guess all the suspense built up? It was like mid-afternoon, so I wasn't extremely tired. Kara's a really good writer and this neat little novella released yesterday, so definitely check it out :)
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The good news is that list was much shorter than I'd hoped! Obviously, I've had other books make me emotional, but only those 6 have made me cry. *cheers* What books have made you cry?
Books that have made me cry probably have to be...
ReplyDelete"Bridge to Terabithia" (did I cry over that as a kid!)
And of course "Where the Red Fern Grows"
And in Les Miserables I did have tears all throughout
XD Seems kind of funny to list them all, I'm sure there were many more but obviously can't remember right now.
I haven't read any of those, but I've seen the movie versions for Bridge to Terabithia (which I despised as a child but love now) and Les Mis. I've heard Where the Red Fern Grows is really sad, so I've never watched it haha XD I didn't know it was a book!
DeleteSAME ABIGAYLE! I don't really cry when it comes to reading?! I know people think it's weird since I'm such an avid reader but... nope. I think I've only teared up over books at the most.
ReplyDeleteI have yet to read the Out of Time series. I PROMISE I WILL GET TO IT SOON!
- andrea at a surge of thunder
Glad it's not just me! That's impressive that you've never actually cried! I'll be curious to see how much the Out of Time series gets you hehe :D
DeleteI've read four out of the six books on your list, so I guess that's pretty good xD.
ReplyDeleteThe Out Of Time series is SO SO amazing, I love it to death. <3 <3 And I just finished The Girl Who Could See yesterday (in pretty much one sitting, because I couldn't stop), and OH MY. It was beautiful and so incredibly good. And somehow my mom picked up The Girl Who Could See from the library two days before it released? No idea how that happened, but I'm cool with it xD. And I have never read a book that's made me cry. I've read ones that made me come close, but I've never actually cried, oddly enough :D.
Loved reading your list, Abi!
~ Savannah @ Scattered Scribblings
Hey, good job! :)
DeleteYay, I'm so glad you got to read The Girl Who Could See!! Ha, no idea how that happened XD
Whaaaaat not you too?! I'm convince that if I didn't read into the wee hours of the night when apparently I'm more emotional, then I wouldn't cry in books nearly so much XD
This is a really good idea for a book list to compile! Unfortunately, I think my list may be a little longer than yours... But these were all great books! I've read all but the Janette Okes book and The Girl Who Could See (which I really want to read). Yes the Out of Time series made me cry as well! I think I'm still crying from those books (although I still haven't read the third... I think I need time to grieve from the other two :P) Thanks for your vulnerability, Abi! :) I really enjoyed this post!
ReplyDeleteFinally someone who cries while reading! I am SO glad I'm not the only one who cried with the Out of Time books. Ashley, you MUST read the third one!! I'm trying to remember what part made me cry in that one ;) Hehe, sure thing! It was a fun list to create, and I'm glad you enjoyed it :D
DeleteI've cried during books before, but I'd never blog about it lol. So kudos to you. :)
ReplyDeleteBooks that made me cry...
Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling.
The Death Cure by James Dashner.
Unwholly by Neal Shusterman.
I honestly thought there were more...oh well. *laughs and wanders away*
(*highfive for Harry Potter* Gracious, those books had ALL the feels)
Delete~ Savannah @ Scattered Scribblings
*high fives you back* I know!! Which character's death killed you? It was the professor at the end of the last book that got me...
DeleteYES, oh my goodness. I couldn't *clutches heart*. The scene where they go through that professor's memories in the movies (even in the book!) was THE SADDEST THING. Have you seen the movies?
Delete~ Savannah @ Scattered Scribblings
*heart clutch with you* Yes, I've seen all the movies and read every. single. book. My friends and I joke around that I'm Hermione. 😂
DeleteBut I do have one VERY important question: Which Harry Potter boy did you like the best? I'm (not surprisingly) a Ronald Weasley fan.😁
Your friends are awesome then xD.
DeleteOh, good gracious - meaning just between Harry and Ron? I'd never be able to chose, they're both EPIC characters! My automatic answer would be Harry, but then again, I like Ron and awful lot, too. DON'T MAKE ME CHOSE xD.
~ Savannah @ Scattered Scribblings
Haha, yes I have awesome friends. :D
DeleteLol, okay, I won't make you choose. :) I completely understand, I love Harry because he's such a good and loyal friend. But Ron is like, oh mah goodness, like, he's just so amazing!!
Ahhh, I remember being really depressed after the last Harry Potter book too XD It didn't make me cry, but it probably would now if I reread them. I feel like I'd have to read the books again to decide between Harry and Ron. I've never made myself choose before XP I do remember crying during The Half-Blood Prince when a certain epic main character is killed by a creepy professor ;) Basically all the professors' deaths made me cry in the last movie XP *sigh* I really need to reread those books. I haven't read the other two you mentioned!
DeleteBooks that made me cry:
ReplyDeleteAfter the Dancing DAYS
A book about Ollie Oatman
And I can't remember what else... books don't usually make me cry but it's been happening more lately xD
Oh my goodness!! I love After the Dancing Days!!! My sister found it at the library one day and I decided to give it a try. I spent forever trying to find the name of it the other day. It was so good <3 Yes, it's definitely getting more frequent for me as well ... uh oh XD
DeleteBooks that made me cry....
ReplyDeleteLittle Men by Louisa May Alcott
Heartless by Anne Elisabeth Stengl
....And many others I can't remember at the moment. xD
Micaiah @ Notebooks and Novels
Aw I remember enjoying Little Men :) The Little Women movie made me cry, does that count?? ;)
DeleteI cried SO much in every Out of Time series book. Just something about the way Nadine writes... and Jaye L. Knight's Samara's Peril. I think I cried the most when I read that one. I can get really emotional when I read sometimes ;)
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audrey caylin
Right?? So glad it's not just me! Man, it really got to me haha XD I really need to read Samara's Peril!! Apparently I can too although I hate to admit it D:
Delete*bear hugs Abi* Finally! Someone else who loves Elsie the same way I do!!!! Seriously, for some reason I feel like I found a kindred spirit! :D If I tried to list the books that made me cry, we would be here forever. :D I am a very emotional person and lots of good books make me cry. Especially if I am in the right mood. But if I picked one that made me cry, it would be The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. Sheesh. This story makes me laugh now, but I was reading it for the first time in our living room and my older (introverted) brother was sitting across the room working on his computer. I was sobbing my eyes out and he looked up, caught sight of me and I saw him kind of wrestle with himself for a second, then he just tucked his head like a turtle and let me cry. Obviously, he thought that I was better left alone while in the middle of the sad part of my book. LOL! To this day, The Book Thief has made me cry each time I read it. :D
ReplyDeleteOkay, I will be done being long winded.
Blessings!
Victoria Lynn
www.rufflesandgrace.com
Phew, it's not just me!! I mean, I haven't read her in years, but SO many people hate her! She really spoke to me as a child reading about another child's struggles to be godly and obedient and all of that. So I really appreciated them :) Aww! My sister read The Book Thief, but I only saw the movie. (Reader sin, I know.) I definitely enjoyed the story--it was very touching.
DeleteI've cried in a few Francine Rivers novels. A Question Of Honor by Jesseca Wheaton made me cry. A few books I read when I was kid-preteen age... And others but. ;D My own novel has made me cry...
ReplyDeleteShalom!
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*has yet to read Francine Rivers* Yay, I'm not the only one who cries over their own stuff XD I don't remember if Martin Hospitality ever made me cry when writing it ... but I know some random scenes of other WIPs have ;)
DeleteThe only book that has ever made me cry was The Kite Runner by Khaled Husseini. It's really good!
ReplyDeleteI've never heard of that book or author! I'll have to look it up :D
DeleteYes! I read the Elsie Dinsmore series when I was about ten too! I feel like no one ever reads those anymore, but I remember really liking them. :) Books don't really make me cry. Some have brought tears to my eyes, but I don't really consider that crying. It's when the tears break the barrier... ;) But some books that were pretty emotional for me are:
ReplyDelete"Bound" by Victoria Lynn
"Defy" and "Deliver" by Tricia Mingerink
"Dandelion Dust" by Faith Potts
SAME! Yes, I only included "real crying" because lots of things have made me tear up. How am I supposed to remember all of those? XD Ahh, all of those are on my TBR!
DeleteOkay so I've seen a lot of people comment about the Elsie books. We own the entire series but I could never get past book 5 or 6...I got so confused. Am I the only one who got confused about what was going on? Like did Elsie die and her daughter's name was Elsie too so they continued the story with her daughter? Or what? I honestly feel like i should reread them since maybe now I could follow them...
ReplyDeleteYeah I honestly don't remember what happened haha XD But I remember enjoying them, even though I frequently got lost and had to reread bits as well. It's like they were initially geared toward younger girls, but the writing was a more difficult style to read ... almost more like Louisa May Alcott. So I should probably reread them as well!
DeleteI am in awe that this list is so short! How do you not cry more!?!? XD I bawl through like, everything I read. Some worse than others though (Bridge to Terebithia, The Book Thief, Mockingjay, The Last Battle, A Monster Calls...etc, etc).
ReplyDeleteBecause I'm a heartless INTJ. You should know this! XP Okay, Mockingjay made me feel basically every emotion, but I DIDN'T CRY! Although a certain character death toward the end left me in the denial stage of grief and the other I predicted XP *sigh*
DeleteI have yet to read all of these books! But seeing as they made you cry... TOTALLY giving them a shot:)) I love books that make me cry, idk it's just something about bonding with an emotional book that just makes those ones so much more special.
ReplyDeleteA few that I cried in are... Samara's Peril, Between Shades of Gray, Salt to the Sea, All the Light We Cannot See, Michael Vey: Battle of the Ampere, My Heart Remembers, Return to Harmony... and that's all I can think of right now. But yea. I really need to check these out!
Ahaha, it really is the best recommendation, isn't it? Yep, I really love it too! I mean, the headache trying to keep the pages dry? Maybe not :P And I need to check out all the books you just listed, because I haven't read any of those!! A couple are on my TBR already though ;)
DeleteNice post! I have never cried over a book. I have teared up a couple of times, and FELT like tearing up a little more, but I just realized I only tear up at the happiness! Never at the sad occasions. And more for nonfiction, can you believe that?!
ReplyDeleteWhooooaa, that's impressive. Yes, I can believe nonfiction gets to you more, because that gets to me more too. At least with movies :)
DeleteIs it strange to say I enjoy crying over books? Not that I look forward to it but it's satisfying XD
ReplyDeleteI think the books that made me cry the most were the last Harry Potter book (even though I'd read it about 4 times XD) and then the end of Les Mis. *sigh*
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NOT IN THE LEAST! You understand! I mean the headache and snot and everything are NOT fun, but it's like an emotional bond that makes the book even more special XD Aaaah, Harry Potter <3 I didn't cry through the books, mainly because my Dad read them aloud I guess? I'm sure I'd find something to cry over in all of them whenever I can squeeze in a reread. I mean, basically all the movies can make me cry by now so I'm in trouble XP
Delete*hasn't read Les Mis yet* The newest movie rendition made me cry like THREE DIFFERENT TIMES though, so my word. O.O